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What they're referring to are people who broke no laws other than being in the country illegally. I dont agree with it, but that is the reasoning.
Yeah, maybe I was overthinking it a bit and they were saying they want the law against illegal immigration applied to everyone equally but people who have broken additional laws first. I'm very literal minded and thought by "criminal" they meant people who have committed crimes and that illegal entry into the country qualified as a crime. In my mind, they were implying the law should eventually be applied to people who have broken no laws, not even being in the country illegally.
But regardless of what that individual meant, I think the ultimate goal of Trump's regime is to criminalize even people who have broken no laws at all
Illegal entry is a misemeanour, rather than a felony, which in the minds of many Americans, is only barely a crime.
Sadly, the great strides we have taken against racism have led many Americans to support the racists, thinking they and their loved ones will not be affected.
Growing up surrounded by these racist assholes, they consider coming into this country illegally, which is a civil offense, to be a more severe crime than violent criminal offenses like assault. It’s because they are racist but they will crow from any rooftop screaming about illegal immigrants and transients ruining this country. It’s disgusting but they will never cede their racism.